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October 4, 2014

51 Q) Which one of the following statements correctly describes the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India?

(a) It lists the distribution of powers between the Union and the States.
(b) It contains the languages listed in the Constitution.
(c) It contains the provisions regarding the administration of tribal areas.
(d) It allocates scats in the Council of States.

52 Q) Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason ( R ) (A): The word minority is not defined in the Constitution of India. (R): The Minorities Commission is not a constitutional body. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false and R is true.

(a) Neither the Finance Commission nor the Planning Commission is a constitutional body
(b) The scope of the Finance Commission is limited to a review of the revenue segment of the budget while the Planning Commission takes an overall review embracing both capital and revenue requirements of the States
(c) No one can be a member of both the Finance Commission and the Planning Commission at the same time
(d) There is no overlapping of work and responsibility of the Finance Commission and those of the Planning Commission

57 Q) What procedure is followed if a new State is to be formed by separation of territory from any State of the Indian Union?

(a) The two Houses of the Parliament pass a Bill by 2/3rd majority.
(b) The President gets a Bill passed by the simple majority of the State Legislature.
(c) The President calls for the views of the State and then the two Houses of Parliament pass a Bill to this effect by simple majority.
(d) None of these.

58 Q) A member elected to Lok Sabha as a candidate of a party crosses the floor of the House. In such a case,

(a) his continued membership of the House is not affected in any way
(b) he ceases to be a member of the House whether or not he resigns his membership
(c) he can continue to be a member of the House if the party on whose symbol he was elected has no objection
(d) he will continue to be a member of the House if the Speaker permits

(a) the power of Parliament to increase the number of judges
(b) concurrent power of the Union and States to legislate on matters enumerated in List III
(c) dominance of Union laws over State laws in case of any conflict between the two
(d) exclusive power of the Union Govern-ment to make laws on any matter not enumerated in the Concurrent or State lists